2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

During the past 12 months, have you had either a flu vaccine that was sprayed in your nose
or a flu shot injected into your arm?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,906 1,870 43.4 41.3-45.6 2,036 56.6 54.4-58.7
Non-Hispanic White 2,345 1,262 48.4 45.7-51.1 1,083 51.6 48.9-54.3
GENDER
Male 1,035 531 45.3 41.3-49.4 504 54.7 50.6-58.7
Female 1,310 731 51.2 47.6-54.7 579 48.8 45.3-52.4
AGE
18-34 418 167 33.5 28.4-38.9 251 66.5 61.1-71.6
35-44 275 119 38.9 32.4-45.8 156 61.1 54.2-67.6
45-54 329 130 37.4 30.5-44.9 199 62.6 55.1-69.5
55-64 426 212 49.1 42.3-56.0 214 50.9 44.0-57.7
65-74 464 321 68.2 62.2-73.6 143 31.8 26.4-37.8
75+ 407 297 70.4 63.4-76.6 110 29.6 23.4-36.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 190 39.6 34.1-45.3 250 60.4 54.7-65.9
Some Post-H.S. 653 308 43.5 38.8-48.4 345 56.5 51.6-61.2
College Graduate 1,162 725 60.1 56.6-63.5 437 39.9 36.5-43.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 251 133 46.0 38.0-54.1 118 54.0 45.9-62.0
$50,000- 74,999 328 178 45.3 38.8-52.0 150 54.7 48.0-61.2
$75,000+ 920 527 53.2 49.1-57.3 393 46.8 42.7-50.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 434 51.0 46.1-55.9 334 49.0 44.1-53.9
No 1,555 817 47.0 43.7-50.3 738 53.0 49.7-56.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 327 193 56.2 49.3-62.9 134 43.8 37.1-50.7
Non-Veteran 2,016 1,068 47.2 44.2-50.1 948 52.8 49.9-55.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 681 395 54.5 49.8-59.2 286 45.5 40.8-50.2
Regional City or Suburban County 650 345 47.5 42.3-52.9 305 52.5 47.1-57.7
Rural 1,014 522 44.6 40.6-48.7 492 55.4 51.3-59.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,192 540 40.8 37.4-44.4 652 59.2 55.6-62.6
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 818 577 67.7 62.3-72.7 241 32.3 27.3-37.7
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 55 39.9 30.5-50.0 69 60.1 50.0-69.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 90 45.9 36.9-55.2 78 54.1 44.8-63.1
More than 200% 1,470 833 51.2 47.9-54.5 637 48.8 45.5-52.1
HOUSING
Own 1,718 992 51.0 47.8-54.3 726 49.0 45.7-52.2
Rent 479 202 38.7 33.6-44.2 277 61.3 55.8-66.4
Other arrangement 131 54 35.2 26.1-45.4 77 64.8 54.6-73.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 577 292 45.7 40.3-51.2 285 54.3 48.8-59.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 765 393 42.8 38.2-47.5 372 57.2 52.5-61.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,003 577 54.0 49.9-58.1 426 46.0 41.9-50.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 873 486 50.5 46.1-54.9 387 49.5 45.1-53.9
2nd Quartile 655 345 46.9 41.9-52.0 310 53.1 48.0-58.1
3rd Quartile 607 327 48.1 42.9-53.3 280 51.9 46.7-57.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 210 104 45.4 36.3-54.8 106 54.6 45.2-63.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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